How to Pronounce "slaughtered"
word
/ˈsɫɔtɝd/
SLAW-turd
/slˈɔːtəd/
SLAW-tuhd
Definition
Killed in a violent or brutal way, often used for animals for meat or for large numbers of people in violent situations.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈsɫɔtɝd/
British English
/slˈɔːtəd/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SLAW-turd
UK
SLAW-tuhd
Listen in Context
The cattle were slaughtered for meat at the farm.
Many innocent people were slaughtered during the war.
The chickens were slaughtered early in the morning.
Their team got slaughtered in the finals; it wasn't even close.